Joyeux Noël

We're off to Paris tomorrow, and we won't be back in Basel until Christmas Day.

Until then...

Joyeux Noël to all, and to all, a good night!

Would Somebody Please Tell Me...

...why it's so freakin' difficult to book a train ticket around here?

We are going to Paris this year for Christmas (the hotel's already booked), and we'd like to go on the TGV (only 3.5 hours from Basel to Paris). I tried to book it a couple of months ago, and the rail employee at Basel's main train station told me that I wouldn't be able to book it until October 9th. So, this morning I went to the train station, and the person told me that he couldn't do it and that I'd have to call a 900 number in order to book it.

This evening, I called the 900 number, and the lady told me that I wouldn't be able to reserve the tickets until two days from now - October 11th - and that I'd be able to do it at the train station. My conversation with her took less than two minutes, and the call cost CHF 2.30 (about $2.00).

All I want are two reserved first class seats, side by side, going to Paris on the 21st of December and returning on the 25th of December. Is that so hard?

I'm getting annoyed! Hello...Air France???

Mon dieu!